Description (Physical description)
Description for 1953.183[.1-4]: 'Single edged iron knife and the iron fittings of a wooden box which contained a bone two edged comb; in very fragile condition with a bronze staple and ring with twisted loop ends still in position through the staple. Bronze mountings from a gourd (?)'
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Grave 3.
Collected by: Cambridge Archaeological Field Club.
The catalogue card reads: " D. Walker was unable to determine the material"
Event Date 1952
Author: maa

Context (References)
(Bib): 1956. Wilson, D.M. The Initial Excavations of an Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Melbourn, Cambridgeshire. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Vol XLIX. pp. 29-41.
Event Date 1956
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Physical description)
Iron knife with central tang and symmetrical choil and shoulder; straight cutting edge and angular back.
Event Date 20/4/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe

Context (Found together / assemblage)
The excavation report mentions one knife associated with grave 3. However, there are several in the collection that have been attributed to grave 3: Z 16169.1-5, and 1953.183.1. It is not clear which one is the knife mentioned in the excavation report.
Event Date 23/4/2021
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff